Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Child care is available starting at 10:00 a.m.
Join us for a delicious brunch after the service!

August 14th Sermon

“Five Foci”

Reverend Stephen Furrer, preaching on the Five Focus Points of Interim Ministry: heritage, mission, leadership, network, and vision. An outline of what Stephen hopes to help us accomplish over the coming year.

August 21st Sermon

: “Sources”

Reverend Furrer sharing some of his background and his outlook. Where is our new interim minister coming from? Attend this morning’s service and find out.

To contact people named in The View please see the PUC Directory which is available in the Members Section of the PUC website. If you need the password for the Members Section, or if you do not have access to a computer, contact the PUC Office for help accessing it. The phone number and office hours are listed each week at the very bottom of The View.

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The Pastoral Care Team has changed names. We're now known as the A-OK Team, the A-OK standing for Acts of Kindness. If you or someone you know could use a little kindness in the form of a card, call, visit, meal, or ride please let me know.§It was so great to see Ron Keyes at church last Sunday. Keep going, Ron! We're cheering for you.§A memorial service for Peggy Boyd will be held on Friday, August 12 at 10am in the meditation garden. Peggy was an integral part of PUC for many years. Her family hopes you will join them at the service.

Join the Religious Education Committee for fun and fellowship every Friday evening this summer on the beach at Avenue G in Redondo Beach, where you will find plenty of metered parking. Bring a blanket and some dinner and come enjoy the evening sun and sand while hanging out with church members, their friends, and families. This is a great way to get to know fellow PUC members and friends of PUC in an informal, relaxed environment. Greg Garcia and his family will be on the beach by 6:00 p.m. You can find them located near the water across from the newly renovated restrooms. Redondo Beach hosts a farmer's market in Riviera Village just a few blocks away at the corner of Avenue I and Catalina from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., so you may want to stop and pick up dinner on the way. All ages and stages are welcome!

Last Week to Sign Up!
Our trip to LA Kitchen is almost here! What a fun way to end the summer. We’ll be making meals for people in need, which may include: Ronald McDonald House, Homeless Healthcare, Salvation Army, HealthRight 360, Las Familias, Downtown Women's Center, St. Vincent's Meals on Wheels.
Last week to sign up, so sign up NOW.
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The PUC Bike Club is back in action

On Aug 14th, bring your bike, shoes, and clothes to church.
Let us know if you and your family would be interested in cruising on the strand. We can get a ride leader for a flat strand ride also.
It’s been requested that we occasionally go for a hike also. On Aug 21th, anyone who is interested can ride to a hike (either at the top of Crenshaw or in Malaga Cove, if it’s hot). Anyone just interested in hiking, can meet us at the trail head. Should be a fun “cross training” day!

BUDDHIST MEDITATION GROUP meets at PUC Library Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Learn meditation and the purpose of meditation in the Buddhist wisdom tradition. Developing our love and compassion for all beings, we can find joy and meaning in life. Newcomers welcome anytime, no experience required. Just bring an open mind and a kind heart - we can even help you find those! While meditation instruction is free, donations ($10-$20) to support our activity are gratefully accepted.

Dan Dempster has been authorized by Khenpo Migmar Tseten (Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University and Director of the Sakya Institute for Buddhist Study, Cambridge) and is a certified meditation instructor.

Seniors POW WOWNEXT Thursday August 18thThird Thursday of each month11:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the PUC Library

This on-going support group offering fellowship and friendship in hope that our meeting will develop close and helpful bonds among us. Come, participate, and get to know other seniors.

The friends at Pacific Sage were exploring bubbles by blowing through straws in soapy colored water. Bubbles are magical bits of wonder as they appear and disappear in an instant. The bit of a taste of soapy water that came with a gasp of surprise caught a few of the children off-guard, but the bubble prints were worth it!

Living and learning with our friends reminds me that children feel with such intensity and trying to understand the feelings and emotions that follow us throughout our day is never ending. We help them navigate and name this emotional world that connects them to their experiences and each other, but we’ll wait to tell them that in life, it really is… “never ending”.

Mike Buttitta, President mikebuttitta@gmail.comTrish Botsko, Treasurer treasurer@pacificunitarian.orgPhone numbers and individual email addresses for all other Trustees can be found in the Member Directory.